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- Heroin maintenance for chronic heroin-dependent individuals
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Apr-2012
Several types of medications have been used for stabilizing heroin users: Methadone, Buprenorphine and levo-alpha-acetyl-methadol (LAAM.) The present review focuses on the prescription of heroin to heroin-dependent individuals.
- High dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow or stem cell transplantation versus conventional chemotherapy for women with early poor prognosis breast cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Aug-2008
Overall survival rates are disappointing for women with early poor prognosis breast cancer. Autologous transplantation of bone marrow or peripheral stem cells (in which the patient is both donor and recipient) has been considered a promising technique bec
- High dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow or stem cell transplantation versus conventional chemotherapy for women with metastatic breast cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Dec-2010
Although metastatic breast cancer is often responsive to conventional chemotherapy, it remains ultimately incurable. Autologous transplantation of bone marrow or peripheral stem cells (in which the patient is both donor and recipient) has been considered
- High dose rate versus low dose rate intracavity brachytherapy for locally advanced uterine cervix cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Oct-2014
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in 2010 (Issue 7).
- High dose versus low dose inhaled corticosteroid as initial starting dose for asthma in adults and children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Apr-2004
Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) form the basis of maintenance therapy in asthma and their efficacy is well established. However, the optimal starting dose of ICS is not clearly established. Recent reviews demonstrate a relatively flat efficacy curve for ICS
- High feedback versus low feedback of prenatal ultrasound for reducing maternal anxiety and improving maternal health behaviour in pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Aug-2015
Prenatal ultrasound is one of many techniques used in screening and diagnosis. It gives parents instant access to the images of the fetus. Receiving information promotes knowledge and understanding, but it may also increase maternal anxiety.
- High first dose quinine regimen for treating severe malaria
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-May-2009
Quinine is used for treating severe malaria. There are arguments for giving an initial high dose. We examined the evidence for and against this policy.
- High flow nasal cannula for respiratory support in preterm infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Feb-2016
High flow nasal cannulae (HFNC) are small, thin, tapered binasal tubes that deliver oxygen or blended oxygen/air at gas flows of more than 1 L/min. HFNC are increasingly being used as a form of non-invasive respiratory support for preterm infants.
- High frequency oscillatory ventilation versus conventional ventilation for infants with severe pulmonary dysfunction born at or near term
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Feb-2013
Pulmonary disease is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in term and near term infants. Conventional ventilation (CV) has been used for many years but may lead to lung injury, require the subsequent use of more invasive treatment such as extracorpore
- High initial concentration versus low initial concentration sevoflurane for inhalational induction of anaesthesia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Jul-2012
Sevoflurane induction for general anaesthesia has been reported to be safe, reliable and well accepted by patients. Sevoflurane induction uses either low or high initial concentrations. The low initial concentration technique involves initially administer
- High protein supplementation in pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Oct-2008
Background pending.
- High versus low blood pressure targets for cardiac surgery while on cardiopulmonary bypass
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Nov-2022
Cardiac surgery is performed worldwide. Most types of cardiac surgery are performed using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Cardiac surgery performed with CPB is associated with morbidities. CPB needs an extracorporeal circulation that replaces the heart and
- High versus low dose of initial thyroid hormone replacement for congenital hypothyroidism
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Nov-2008
Congenital hypothyroidism (CHT) affects approximately one in 3000 to 4000 infants. CHT is one of the most common preventable causes of learning difficulties. Optimal management of CHT requires early diagnosis and prompt treatment to avoid abnormal neurode
- High versus low medium chain triglyceride content of formula for promoting short-term growth of preterm infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Feb-2008
In-hospital growth of most very low birth weight infants remains below the 10th percentile of reference intrauterine growth curves (Ehrenkranz 1999). To improve growth, fat is added to preterm formula in the form of medium chain triglycerides (MCT) or lon
- High versus low positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) levels for mechanically ventilated adult patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-May-2013
Mortality in patients with acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains high. These patients require mechanical ventilation, but this modality has been associated with ventilator-induced lung injury. High levels of positi
- High-carbohydrate, high-protein, low-fat versus low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat enteral feeds for burns
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jan-2012
Severe burn injuries increase patients' metabolic needs. Aggressive high-protein enteral feeding is used in the post-burn period to improve recovery and healing.
- High-dose chemotherapy and autologous haematopoietic stem cell rescue for children with high-risk neuroblastoma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Oct-2015
Despite the development of new treatment options, the prognosis of high-risk neuroblastoma patients is still poor; more than half of patients experience disease recurrence. High-dose chemotherapy and haematopoietic stem cell rescue (i.e. myeloablative the
- High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation for patients with relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Jun-2013
Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is one of the most common malignancies in young adults and has become curable for the majority of patients, even in advanced stage. After first-line therapy, 15% to 20% do not respond to treatment and relapse. For those patients, hig
- High-dose chemotherapy for children and young adults with stage IV rhabdomyosarcoma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Nov-2010
Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common soft tissue sarcoma of childhood. Prognosis for patients with metastatic disease has not improved significantly in the past decades. High-dose chemotherapy (HDC) seems to be an attractive option to treat minimal residua
- High-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation in the first line treatment of aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Apr-2011
High-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell support (HDT) has been proven effective in relapsed aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). However, conflicting results of HDT as part of first-line treatment have been reported in randomised controlled tri
